CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The University of South Alabama men's and women's cross country teams placed four runners in the top 10 as the two squads each took home the team titles at the 5th Annual Wingfoot Classic hosted by the Atlanta Track Club. Carolien Millenaar won her second straight 5k race for the South women, while Warno Potgieter crossed the line in second in the men's 8k.

Date: 9/20
Meet: 5th Annual Wingfoot Classic
Host: Atlanta Track Club
Place: Sam Smith Park (Cartersville, Ga.)

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
WOMEN'S – 5K
1. Carolien Millenaar, South Alabama (17:36.3); 2. Nicole McMillan, Tusculum (17:37.0); 3. Andonet Cheruiyot, South Alabama (17:46.2); 4. Lemi Wutz, SCAD Savannah (17:48.9); 5. Brigitte Mania, Atlanta Track Club (17:49.0); 6. Lacey Krout, Atlanta Track Club (18:05.1); 7. McKenzie Hogue, Samford (18:10.3); 8.Alyse Henry, South Alabama (18:11.9); 9. Silje Linstad, South Alabama (18:15.3); 10. Mary Kellison Thorne, Samford (18:19.3)

MEN'S – 8K
1. Dillon Dean, Samford (24:59.8); 2. Warno Potgieter, South Alabama (25:09.4); 3. Andrew Kent, UNA-Georgia Tech (25:09.6); 4. Onesmus Kemboi, South Alabama (25:17.3); 5. Thomas Sand, South Alabama (25:22.9); 6. Jackson Helfrich, Reinhardt (25:23.0); 7. Mitchell Sanders, UNA-Georgia Tech (25:25.9); 8. Zach Jagger, UNA-Georgia Tech (25:30.8); 9. Ben Garner, Samford (25:31.9); 10. Nate Pudner, South Alabama (25:41.5)

TEAM FINISHES
WOMEN'S – 5K
1. SOUTH ALABAMA (29 pts); 2. Samford (45 pts); 3. North Georgia (93 pts); 4. SCAD Savannah (107 pts); 5. King (184 pts); 6. Tusculum (184 pts); 7. Piedmont (225 pts); 8. Jacksonville State (239 pts); 9. Covenant (246 pts); 10. Clayton State (275 pts); 11. Reinhardt (296 pts); 12. Bryan (330 pts); 13. Georgia Military College (376 pts); 14. Young Harris (385 pts)

MEN'S – 8K
1. SOUTH ALABAMA (32 pts); 2. Samford (40 pts); 3. SCAD Savannah (100 pts); 4. Tusculum (106 pts); 5. Covenant (123 pts); 6. Reinhardt (157 pts); 7. Piedmont (185 pts); 8. Clayton State (211 pts); 8. King (243 pts); 10. Jacksonville State (255 pts); 11. Point University (280 pts); 12. Bryan (350 pts)

SOUTH ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
WOMEN'S – 5K
1. Carolien Millenaar (17:36.3); 3. Andonet Cheruiyot (17:46.2); 8.Alyse Henry (18:11.9); 9. Silje Linstad, South Alabama (18:15.3); 14. Adele Magaud (18:39.3); 19. Susanna Pudner (18:59.3); 20. Abbie Weitenbeck (19:02.3); 47. Shay Lee (20:29.7); 55. Elizabeth Holcombe (20:49.6)

MEN'S – 8K
2. Warno Potgieter (25:09.4); 4. Onesmus Kemboi (25:17.3); 5. Thomas Sand (25:22.9); 10. Nate Pudner (25:41.5); 23, Lance Cunigan (26:41.1); 24. Charlie Slaughter (26:42.4); 34. Caleb Smith (27:17.7)

NOTES
- Millenaar, who won her second-straight meet, was one of six Jag women to set new personal best times at the meet.
- The junior shaved off nearly 30 seconds from her previous best set at the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championships.
- Joining Millenaar with new personal best were Henry, Linstad, Maguad, S. Pudner, Wietenbeck and Holcombe.
- Potgieter narrowly missed out on capturing the first win of his collegiate career with the second-place finish.
- With the fourth-place finish, Kemboi has now recorded seven top 10 finishes during his career.
- Setting new 8k personal best for the South men were Sand and N. Pudner.
- The meet was the first of two in the state of Georgia this season as the Sun Belt Conference Championships will be held at Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Hampton, Ga.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Parker Cowles
- On the two races: "We had two exciting races today. We ran well top to bottom, and I am very pleased with the wins. With that said it is early so I am being critical but there are a few things we can do better. I thought the women were patient, but we strung out early. We can do a better job of working together mid race. The 8k is a long way to race and our men handled it well, but I thought our top two pushed a little too early and the back got a bit lost in the longer race. It was still a great team effort."

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will compete in its third meet of the fall when they travel to Oxford, Ala., to participate in the 14th Annual Foothills Invite hosted by Jacksonville State University at Choccolocco Park.

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